Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Pilots
by Us Air Force/science Photo Library
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Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Pilots
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Us Air Force/science Photo Library
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MODEL RELEASED. Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilots. This UAV was originally known as the Predator B. At left, a pilot is guiding the aircraft. At right, an instructor is operating the sensor controls. The pilot is in the uniform of the US Customs and Border Protection agency, and these controls are at the US Customs and Border Protection's unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations centre at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, USA. This UAS is also being used by the military and for flood control planning. It was developed by the General Atomics company. Photographed on 3 April 2009.
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September 17th, 2018
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